Daughter wants to stop learning piano

[Funz]

Poonie:

Hi Chamonix, could you also share your blog with me? I want to show my kids how your son play too.

Hi Chamonix, would love to see the clips of your son playing the piano. Like Poonie, I want to show my gal too. She loves watching other kids playing/ performing.

[metz]

Hi Funz,


You've got mail.



Hi Poonie,

No apologies needed. Silly me for the confusion :oops:
[quote] I find it expensive to bring them to concerts [/quote]My kids haven't been to any concerts so far too. Mommy a bit tired, daddy might just :snooze: and my kids, especially the younger one, will fidget in their seats. So concerts will just have to wait.

Meanwhile, I do try to get some interesting movies to inspire them. Both enjoyed the shows greatly - They Shall Have Music and Music of the Heart. Both shows are related to violin. I think one forumer, Winth, recommended an anime, The Piano Forest. A great hit with my kids too. If your kids are into classical music, you might want to get these wonderful http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Kids-Collection-Various-Artists/dp/B00000212C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1257355026&sr=8-1 as they are a great introduction to classical music and various composers. I believe Arts Central does screen some concerts or orchestra performances as well.

PS: Nothing difficult in setting up a blog. You can try either https://www.blogger.com/start or http://wordpress.com/ . But updating it reguarly requires some discipline, which I'm lacking in

[sashimi]

chamonix:

I think one forumer, Winth, recommended an anime, The Piano Forest.

Never heard of this one, but I highly recommend Nodame Cantabile, which is in both anime and drama form. The drama (Japanese) is available on DVD in the usual Poh Kim/etc. stores which sell K and J drama.

It's about this carefree young lady who is a very talented pianist but hates playing by the book and her ambition is to be....a kindergarten teacher. She's put against her polar opposite, a handsome young ambitious conductor aiming for fame in Europe (but he has a fear of flying).

Added bonus - it's in fact a comedy, and a very good one at that.


My mother contemplated sending me to piano class when she found me playing tunes using a calculator. This was in the early 1980s. She didn't.

In 1987 I watched Sir James Galway play the flute on TV and fell in love with classical music. I had to struggle in secondary school to learn music, amidst studies and everything.

In 1996 I found an alternate way of serving music by writing about it online. To date I still consider myself hopeless at playing any instrument, but I am a champion of music. I still write concert programme notes.

... my point is.... a little love and a little exposure can go a long way, but if the opportunity is not given at the right time, things can turn out in ways you didn't expect (positive or negative).

[Funz]

Thanks Chamonix.


Your kids look very diligent when they are practising, sitting with their back straight and legs down. My girl will be all over the place, she will even sit cross legged on the bench to play. I gotta keep telling her to sit properly.

DD started learning in March this year. Her teacher is aiming for her to do her Grade 1 by 2nd half next year.

To date I do not have many recordings of DD playing the piano and I don’t have the habit of uploading their videos on youtube. Maybe should start.

[metz]

sashimi:

Never heard of this one, but I highly recommend Nodame Cantabile, which is in both anime and drama form. The drama (Japanese) is available on DVD in the usual Poh Kim/etc. stores which sell K and J drama.

Thanks for the info! I was just looking for that on amazon. Just got the OVA version but not the anime or drama form.

[metz]

Funz:

Thanks Chamonix.


Your kids look very diligent when they are practising, sitting with their back straight and legs down.

Thanks to their music teachers who emphasize a great deal on posture. After their posture training from violin, sitting on the piano bench is an indulgence.

That's good progress that your DD is taking exam next year. My girl started in March too but I don't think she's anywhere near grade 1 yet. :roll:
[quote]To date I do not have many recordings of DD playing the piano and I don't have the habit of uploading their videos on youtube. Maybe should start.[/quote]That would be something worth looking foward to for your DD.

[daisyt]

Concerts can be not expensive or free too.


Check out http://www.esplanade.com.sg/index.jsp for free indoor and outdoor concerts or events, usually on every Friday to Sunday.

Keppel Nights http://www.keppelnights.com/home/home.asp for 50% subsidised concerts or theatre. But you have to check at their event page often to be able to catch the 50%. Many major events always run out fast !

:celebrate:

[Busymom]

Hi chamonix


Can PM me as well? Would be interested to show DD. She always loves to watch some of the youtube links that were in other threads...

I was also planning to record her recent violin performance where she played Minuet 2 and post it on our facebook, but alas, mummy forgot to bring any recording device...

[karmeleon]

chamonix:

Hi Funz,


You've got mail.
[quote] I find it expensive to bring them to concerts

:P[/quote]Hey, I want to see too!

[buds]

Poonie:

Chamonix / Buds


I really need to clarify...........the girl in the youtube is not my daughter. When you asked me to 'share your blog or youtube' I merely did a search under 'piano kids concert' and this url came up. You can also search under specific titles and add 'kids concert'. I don't have a blog...........not so IT savvy...........must really learn from you. My kids can't play well yet and since I find it expensive to bring them to concerts on a regular basis, I need to use these methods to inspire them. So sorry to cause so much confusion here. Really so sorry!

:oops: Paiseh... :oops: